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Recognised as Colour

#AF65BE

  • #AF65BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AF65BE is a violet with RGB values 175, 101, 190 and HSL 290°, 41%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AF65BE#AF65BE
HEX#AF65BE
RGBrgb(175, 101, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3961, 0.7451
RGB percentages68.6%, 39.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(289.9, 40.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 46.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK7.9%, 46.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,494,846
CSS custom property--colour: #AF65BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#509A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#587CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D84BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B07089no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.2Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Violet · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74BE65
Analogous#8265BE, #BE65A1
Triadic#BEAF65, #65BEAF
Split complementary#A1BE65, #65BE83
Tetradic#BE8365, #74BE65, #65A0BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF4FB
Lighter +30%#E7D1EB
Lighter +20%#D4ADDC
Lighter +10%#C289CD
Darker −10%#9847A9
Darker −20%#783885
Darker −30%#582961
Darker −40%#371A3D
More saturated +25%#C14AD9
Less saturated −25%#9D80A3

Channel breakdown

R175
G101
B190
Red175 (68.6%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue289.89°
Saturation (HSL)40.64%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G 65 · B BE

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